alt Hacker NewsFunny, it seems Asian countries are more optimistic than Western countries [1]. Maybe this says more about the people running these countries than the technology itself. Technology is just a tool after all.
https://hai.stanford.edu/ai-index/2025-ai-index-report/publi... [1]
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This is the third or fourth time today I’ve seen someone say “AI is just a tool” and it’s the most brain dead argument, I just simply can’t believe people think like this.
Guns, cars, knives, explosives, dangerous chemicals, etc. are all tools. They’re just inanimate things that have the potential for massive (potentially lethal) consequences. You can argue that malware or nuclear reactors or chainsaws are “just tools” and it doesn’t make them any less dangerous in the wrong hands.
People who say “Well AI is just a tool” are at best being pedantic, and at worst trying to recast valid concerns as fear mongering
2024…as fast as AI changes, these studies should be done more frequently.